S.U.F. Hall (Fogo)
S.U.F. Hall (Fogo)![[S.U.F. Hall: Image]](037.jpg)
The massive hall of the Society of United Fishermen in Fogo may have been constructed in 1874, the year in which the lodge at Fogo was given a charter. It is gambrel-roofed structure and, like its neighbour the Orange Lodge, was built in the manner of the great fish stores. The gambrel roof is, in fact, generally only used on such buildings in Newfoundland. It was very rarely used on houses because, while it provided greater headroom, it was somewhat more difficult to construct. The S.U.F. came into being in 1873 and was an offspring of the Heart's Content Fisherman's Society started by Rev. George Gardiner in 1862. Intended to be a fraternal benefit society it developed on that basis to become an important social organisation in most Newfoundland outports. Its peak of development was in the years 1873 - 1883 when forty-two lodges were constructed. By 1921 it had even managed to invade Canada with the establishment of a lodge in Nova Scotia.